The ABC Afterschool Special is an American television anthology series that aired in the late afternoon on week days. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Topics included illiteracy, substance abuse and teenage pregnancy. The series won 51 Daytime Emmy Awards during its 25-year run.In 2004 and 2005, BCI Eclipse and Sunset Home Visual Entertainment issued six DVD collections of episodes from the series that had been produced by Martin Tahse, each collection containing four episodes. A boxed set, in the shape of a school bus, was also released containing all of the DVD releases, with a detailed information booklet of all the specials on the set and including an extra DVD of two specials that had previously not been released on DVD. The DVDs are currently out of print.
A young police officer is assigned to an undercover narcotics investigation at a high school.
Teenage boy is unable to deal with his schizophrenic father.
A departure from most ABC Afterschool Specials, this one focuses on Madeline Green, a teenage girl who discovers her father's affair with a friend of her mother, and struggles to keep it from tearing her family apart.
A teenager who tries to convince his town to farm without using pesticides finds many of the residents resistant to change.
A group of high school students learn about ethics and the seduction of power when they start a cookie company for a class project.
Underprivileged and troubled teens join the Trapper Creek Jobs Corp in Montana to learn a trade, work in the wilderness and achieve a solid work ethic.
Complete episode guide for The ABC Afterschool Special with detailed information about every season and episode including air dates, summaries, ratings, and streaming availability in United States.
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A high-school student debates whether to come forward about the facts of a tragic drunk-driving accident.
16-year-old student is convinced his upcoming date with the school prom queen will be the perfect date. However it turns out to be anything but the perfect date.